The state s energy commission voted 5 0 to approve the new rules which are.
California to requiore solar panels on new homes.
California has become the first u s.
But it s starting to look like the mandate wasn t quite a mandate.
When the energy commission approved the requirement for solar panels on new homes it also gave builders the option of supplying power from an off site community solar facility.
State to approve plans to require newly built homes to include solar equipment.
California became the first state in the nation last year to require solar panels on newly built homes.
1 will require solar panels to be installed causing housing prices to rise but lowering.
The california energy commission voted unanimously 5 0 to recommend energy efficiency standards that are set to be added to state building regulations later this year effecting all construction.
New homes built in california after jan.
A big change is coming to california s housing market in 2020.
A new california law set to take effect in 2020 is expected to make the price of new homes in the state thousands of dollars more expensive.
There s no question that solar power is entering the mainstream but california is about to give it a giant boost.
The mandate is aimed at reducing california s overall greenhouse gas emissions.